Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-05
RELIGIOUS.
Evangelist Gilbart's Interesting Ser.
mon on the Grandeur and Beauiy OF
tie Gospel OF Jesus Christ
a Diversity of Results and Applications,
But NO Change of Principles Ia
The Government of God

and no one was compelled to leave the
house o. stand during the services. TIE
fame Of Mr.. Gilbert IS an orator and
logcan had spead over the city, and
those who attended, expecting TO hear
something beyond the regular order Of
Sunday sermons, were not disappointed.
The discourse was perhaps the best Of
the very brilliant series 10 which our
people have been treated during the past
ten days. The subject of the morning
sermon was, "The Beauty and Grandeur
Of the Gospel Of Jesus Carist.' After
the reading Of the 1894 psalm the con
greg1tlon sang thst well known hymn:
I'm but q stranger here,
Heaven "a my home.
Earth is 4 desert dreR!
Heaven IS my home.
The text was read from Romans i, L.:
"FOr am not Ashamed CT the Gospel OF
Christ"
These were remarkable words in that
age end are only paralleled by other re-
maTkable words by the same person. In
this age when men say I'm not ashamed
Of the Gospel Of Cnristis means that they
are not ashamed Of splendid churches,
GIL y AO4 IL A4-tGNJ lJsI.ALIAl VI 81
mentS, immense brotherhood, government
endowments and worldwide influence.
While il the DAYS Of Paul il
meant. l an not ashamed OF poverty,
o0sCUrlty, excavations, haired, imprisUn-
ment and death il any che OF 6 hundred
terrible and shameful methods. These
words suggest the thought thst from
some worldly standpoint he might have
n "a
Gilbert presented two sides OF q medal.
One side contained the reasons way Paul
might have been ashamed, and on The
other side why not ashamed Of the Gospel
of Christ. From worldly standpoint
he might have been ashamed:
!. Because of its origin. Il came not
from any Of the great kingdoms or liter
ary Centers, like Alexandria, out from the
obscure province Of al obscure county il
Palestine.
Because Of proclaimers and friends.
Its advocates We're poor people, and rich
men did not push il with their gold.
% Because Of character. National
pride existed not in spite OF religion, but
as part Of religion.
4. Because CT its hero. "The foxes
! have holes and the fowls Of the cir have
nests, but the son Of man hath rot where
to lay his hesd."
5. Because of It's results. Punishment
from the synagogue and ost-scIsm by the
nobility We're among its results.
On the other nand We need not be
ashamed of the Gospel OF Christ
!. Because Of lis simplicity. The COS
pei Is simply the fscts n regard to Jesus
Christ. | shall never forget how, after
ten years Of RELIGIOUS life, its simplicity
dawned upon me. It's simple enough to
be understood BY the hUm0iest person
who IS to be subject to II.
>. Because of its beauty. In the Ian
guage of an old prophet, Ah, that my lip
might be touched as with g coal Of tire
that I might De able tC escri2e its beau
". The numerous miracles OF Christ
, such as opening the eyes of the blind anC
causing the lame TO Waln, were briefly re
, ferred to, and a. 20 the cold ana indiffeT
elt manner in WI Oh suCh blessings Wer
received by the world. How Christ VS.
received with years and gi0es, and hoy
he fOrgave his enemies on the cross, Wer
beautifully portrayed.
Because Of its power. Paul was til
most striking incident Of this power
: What Paul did aud the gospel did 10
= Paul were brought out to show the grea
power OF the gospel Of Christ.
, 4. Because of its universally, King ant
5eggar each receive It's ministry. NOE
= so poor aud none so rich but they CT
partske of its blessings.
) Because Of its completeness. II pre-
: Yides for all the necessities Of man an
:, admits OF no additions OF sHotrections.
: O.. Because Of IS indestruCtioilitY.
the cohorts OF Satan cannot breGk j
:. Astronomers, chemists, philosophers an
. priests cannot tear it down, Every ha
= century the attack changes, but the 90!
= pei comes out victorious. one hundre
4 years after the IugersOlis and their con
" patriots are gone this ssme gospel wi
" shine forth with renewed splendOr. 1t
. the Gibraltar against which the waves
~ skepticlens End infdelity may beat, bl
= they are burst into sprays. A gentle
man IN Indianapolis once rt
- marked to Mr.. Ingersoll that thel
was no use for him TO be finding fsu
# with Moses and the Bible for he couI
J. not check their infuence, and Ingerso
Y said CHATS Whist l know and that's VII
: makes me 50 mad"
y !. Because OF its Joys. It would tal
1t whole discourse to tell of its joys, b
II | will only refer to one, and that Is Il
e 10y of being with our loved ones aft,
d death.
)r 8. Because of Its hopes Twice stoC
~ by the grave and viewed the lifeIess for
3, Of my own child, and would have turnt
id away broken hesrted had it not been T
lie the hope of again meeting that loved Oh
Of beyond the vale Of tesrs. If you Ia
II been ashamed of the Gospel OF Jes,
st Christ in the past, Oh, be not esham
r in the future.
N The above is only mere skeleton
Il. Mr.. Gilbert's sermon, and to be tul
he appreciated it should have been hear
ne At its conclusion there were four q
D, ditiOns to the church and Mr.. Glide
ID gave them some very pointed and who
II some adYiCe.
III EVENING.
At night the cnurcn could rot hold /
crowds and many had to stand. n
or Gilbert took as motto for his dizcour
70. Rom. iii, 50 81: "Seeing it is one G
of which shall Justify the circumcision
re fsitb, snd uncircumcision through fai
ds do we then make void the law throu
faith? God forbid; yea, We establish :
law"
He began by presenting the unity
III God as the CREST central truth of the VI
- verse, one in al His works, one in His
~ tributes, one in all ages, one in the pr
ciples of HIS religious government uuc